Hey Mark, I've got the WM itch bad. It gets worse during York week :-)
Glad I bought these new MTH WM coal hoppers. Didn't realize MTH had added so much detail to newer models. 700 subscribers! If you haven't subbed yet please do. It really helps my channel and encourages me to make more content like this.
Ken Holbert's Trains
Ken, I've really enjoyed your recent videos. Looking forward to the next one. The Harpers Ferry layout is looking great - it's always nice to see what other local modelers are up to!
Ken, very nice WM cars! Yes, MTH Premier cars are really great! Nice purchase!!
Added a wiring panel to organize my track power and command control components. Simple but very satisfying project that will enhance control of layout power and improve wire management. No progress on real scenery or making track permanent since I plan to start expansion this winter. Expansion will shift some existing track alignments. Will post a track plan expansion vid soon. Please subscribe if havent already. I truly appreciate and welcome your feedback.
I wish I had noticed you posted a new video! I would have watched it when I sat down to eat dinner. I'll catch it tomorrow!
It's a timely video because I'm going to be approaching the point where I need to organize my track power.
Nice installation, Ken! The trains run very smoothly!!
Happy New Year! This video features all my Western Maryland trains and plans to expand layout to Cumberland. Turned out to be a WM year. Found the Challenger I'd been looking for, added a set of WM coal hoppers and box cars. Santa gave me a Railking WM CSX Heritage caboose.
Ken, the caboose looks great! I like the boxcars and hoppers. The RailKing cars do have a lot of detail! My Premier and Atlas cars have so much add on detail, I have to be very careful handling them with aging hands and eyes! Whoops! 😬 Out comes the super glue bottle again! 🤦♂️
All the trains look great! I do like the Challenger and I like your planned expansion to Cumberland! Yes, it is a great ride!!
I'm continuing to test my collection on the new layout. Have added extra clearance to S-curve at Harpers Ferry station to allow for articulated engine overhangs. Also I've added a couple of J's to my N&W roster. One is the Unshrouded that I've wanted for year and the 2nd is a newer PS2 model. Please check out the comparison video of all 3 of my Class J's:
Obsidian - I love your layout and watching you build it. I like your style and I can tell you are having fun, bravo.
I have fond memories of the time I visited Harper’s Ferry. Long story short, I come from a family of 7 kids, I think we piled 5 of us into the family station wagon and did a road trip to the DC area prob around 76, did all the sights, Gettysburg, that was creepy in a way, but the funnest part for me was HF. True stories, I made my two little brothers walk with me half way across that black truss bridge you have on your layout. We could see the water rushing below thru the ties, and the tunnel thru the mountain was just on the other side of the bridge, staring at you, just calling for a train to come bursting thru forcing us to jump into the river below. We made it back out alive then we went to a small section of rocky beach at the juncture of the two rivers where there was the perfect stones for skipping against the current. Ok, on any family road trip at this time the Guinness book of world records was a staple, a must, don’t get in the rear facing seat in the station wagon with 4 annoying siblings without it. That said, I broke the world record not once, but 3x for skipping stones at that spot. The record in the book was 16 skips, I had a 22, a 21 and an 18. One of my all time greatest athletic feats and I’m sure my stupid little brothers don’t remember it. But I do, that is a really cool spot, Harper’s Ferry.
Keep going, love your layout, concept and execution. Something tells me if I tried to walk across that bridge again I’d have a ball and chain on my leg in a hoosegow on the wrong end of the tracks this time. Cheers W1
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